Security upgrades set to make India�s ports even more costly
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Bangalore: India’s relatively high-cost ports are likely to charge even more as the government takes steps to beef up security following the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
The government is planning to install equipment to scan cargo containers, set up a marine commando force, increase the number of security personnel and buy speedboats to help in search operations.
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Major ports to get commando units
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Chennai/ Mumbai, Dec. 2 Major ports in the country will soon have their own elite marine commando units on the lines of the National Security Guard, as part of their initiative to beef up security in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks on Mumbai.
That the terrorists had landed in Mumbai by sea has all [...]
Crew shortage — a distress signal for shipping
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Reports have it that Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd (GTI), the APM Terminals-Concor joint venture that owns and operates a modern container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru port, recently announced the launching of its Talent Development Centre on its campus.
Equipped with state-of-the-art training facility, the training centre, the reports suggest, is to provide hands-on experience of [...]
